How to Log Your Hours

1.  Go to www.hoby.org and click on the link at the top of the page that says Leadership for Service.  

2.  That will take you to the opening page of the Leadership for Service Section.  There are several links in a column on the left side of the page.  Click on the link that says HOBY Ambassadors Commitment Login.

3.  To skip the above steps, simply go to http://www.hoby.org/HobyPs/.

4.  The next page is the beginning of the Leadership for Service Tracking area.  on this page you need to enter your name and the last four digits of your social security number.  
5.  If you are unable to login after several attempts, please email HOBY at webmaster@Hoby.org with the following information: 
	Your full name (first, middle and last)
	The last 4 digits of your social security number 
	Your full home address and phone number 
	Your date of birth 
	Your Mother's Name 
	Your Father's Name 
	The full name of your high school 
	Year attended HOBY Seminar 
	Name and version of your web browser (Ex. Internet Explorer 	4.0) 
	or call HOBY at (310) 474 - 4370 and they will fix the 	difficulty.

6.  Once you have successfully logged in, your Project Listings should be displayed.   There are two columns titled "Project" and "Hours Spent".  You will enter the information for each column separately.  

7.  To add a project, click on the link in the left-hand column that says "Add New Project" and the Add New Project screen will appear.

8.  Type in the information requested in the form as follows:

	Leadership for Service Project  - this is the activity that you 	performed (ex. Service 
	project planning, Canned Food Drive, After School Tutoring)
	Leadership for Service Organization.  This is the group that 	performed the activity (ex. Northwestern HOBY alumni, Big 	Brothers/Big Sisters)
	Contact Person - this is the person who was in charge
	Contact Telephone
	Project Start Date
	Project City
	Project State
	Your e-mail

9.  Please note that all fields are mandatory. Do not use semicolons, quotation marks or apostrophes. When you are finished, click the Add New Project button.

10.  The Project Listings screen should now appear with your new project listed in the "Project" column.  

11.  To add service hours, click on the project name in the Project Listings table. The Add More Hours screen will now appear.

12.  Enter the number of hours completed, the date on which they were completed, and describe your volunteering experience. Again, do not use quotation marks or apostrophes. When you are finished, click on the Done button.

13.  The Projects Listings screen should now appear with your completed volunteer hours.  If this is a one-day project you are finished.  If the project spanned more than one day, then you will need to click on the name of the project to add more hours.  Do not add all your hours together and enter them as a lump sum.  

14.  If you type the wrong information E-mail HOBY at webmaster@hoby.org, and provide the following information: 
	Your full name 
	The last 4 digits of your social security number 
	The mistake(s) that needs to be changed. 
	The correct information for each mistake.

15.  Keep going until you meet (or exceed!) your 100-hour goal.

16.  If you have any questions about exactly what counts as community service, you can always e-mail Wendy at ws_hart@yahoo.com.